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Earl Williams
Earl Craig Williams Jr.

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 3", Weight 220 lb.

Debut September 13, 1970
  vs. HOU 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Final Game September 25, 1977
Born July 14, 1948 in Newark, NJ

Drafted by the Milwaukee Braves in the 1st round (6th pick) of the 1965 amateur draft. (All Transactions)

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Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1970 21 ATL NL  10   19    4    7   4  0   0    5   0  0   3   4  .368  .417  .579  158   11   0   2   0   0   1
 1971 22 ATL NL 145  497   64  129  14  1  33   87   0  1  42  80  .260  .324  .491  123  244   0   4   5   7  11 RoY-1
 1972 23 ATL NL 151  565   72  146  24  2  28   87   0  0  62 118  .258  .336  .457  116  258   0   4   6   6  17
 1973 24 BAL AL 132  459   58  109  18  1  22   83   0  2  66 107  .237  .333  .425  114  195   1   7   8   3  13
 1974 25 BAL AL 118  413   47  105  16  0  14   52   0  2  40  79  .254  .327  .395  110  163   6   5   3   7  10
 1975 26 ATL NL 111  383   42   92  13  0  11   50   0  0  34  63  .240  .305  .360   82  138   1   3   2   3  16
 1976 27 TOT NL 122  374   35   84  13  2  17   55   0  0  33  65  .225  .286  .406   91  152   2   5   4   1  16
         ATL NL  61  184   18   39   3  0   9   26   0  0  19  33  .212  .286  .375   83   69   2   2   2   1   8
         MON NL  61  190   17   45  10  2   8   29   0  0  14  32  .237  .285  .437   99   83   0   3   2   0   8
 1977 28 OAK AL 100  348   39   84  13  0  13   38   2  0  18  58  .241  .288  .391   86  136   2   1   3   5  19
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 8 Seasons      889 3058  361  756 115  6 138  457   2  5 298 574  .247  .318  .424  106 1297  12  31  31  32 103
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        557   66  138  21  1  25   83   0  1  54 105  .247  .318  .424  106  236   2   6   6   6  19
 Career High    151  565   72  146  24  2  33   87   2  2  66 118  .260  .336  .491  123  258   6   7   8   7  19
Special Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1970 21 ATL NL   24   15    5   9.0   108| .368  .274| .417  .348| .579  .418| .996  .766| 158  .769   2.2   0.2   0%
 1971 22 ATL NL  550  384   78   5.5    97| .260  .266| .324  .334| .491  .390| .815  .724| 123  .632  12.8   1.3   0%
 1972 23 ATL NL  637  440   85   5.2    99| .258  .267| .336  .336| .457  .394| .793  .730| 116  .613  11.5   1.2   0%
 1973 24 BAL AL  536  373   65   4.7    93| .237  .258| .333  .327| .425  .380| .758  .707| 114  .534   9.3   0.9   0%
 1974 25 BAL AL  471  331   54   4.4    87| .254  .255| .327  .319| .395  .366| .722  .685| 110  .528   6.0   0.6   0%
 1975 26 ATL NL  424  311   40   3.5    99| .240  .269| .305  .340| .360  .388| .665  .729|  82  .401 -10.2  -1.0   0%
 1976 27 TOT NL  415  313   41   3.5    96| .225  .269| .286  .336| .406  .383| .692  .719|  91  .433  -6.3  -0.6   0%
         ATL NL  208  157   19   3.3    97| .212  .269| .286  .337| .375  .384| .661  .721|  83  .398  -5.1  -0.5   0%
         MON NL  207  156   22   3.8    96| .237  .268| .285  .336| .437  .382| .722  .718|  99  .466  -1.2  -0.1   0%
 1977 28 OAK AL  374  286   34   3.2    97| .241  .263| .288  .326| .391  .400| .679  .726|  86  .335  -7.8  -0.8 100%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 8 Seasons      3431 2453  402   4.4    95| .247  .264| .318  .331| .424  .386| .742  .718| 106  .520  17.6   1.8  28%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons / Sort by Position, then Year
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn    PB  WP  SB   CS
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+---+---+----+---+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1970 21 ATL NL 1B 4 20 1 0 1 1.000 .991 5.25 8.38 8.59 9.70 2 22.0 3B 3 3 7 0 3 1.000 .943 3.33 2.57 4.29 2.91 2 21.0 1971 22 ATL NL C 72 375 35 8 4 .981 .988 5.69 5.63 5.89 6.34 71 626.0 15 24 49 17 3B 42 27 74 9 9 .918 .949 2.40 2.32 2.78 2.80 37 327.3 1B 31 194 8 1 25 .995 .992 6.52 8.58 9.76 9.88 19 186.3 1972 23 ATL NL C 116 584 49 13 7 .980 .987 5.46 5.87 5.78 6.61 113 986.0 28 49 78 26 3B 21 16 30 10 1 .821 .945 2.19 2.55 2.34 2.87 21 177.0 1B 20 140 8 0 10 1.000 .992 7.40 8.42 9.47 9.73 15 140.7 1973 24 BAL AL C 95 407 33 6 5 .987 .985 4.63 5.29 5.15 6.05 86 769.0 4 27 38 33 1B 42 326 19 2 36 .994 .992 8.21 8.27 9.15 9.86 39 339.3 DH 2 1974 25 BAL AL C 75 308 33 6 5 .983 .983 4.55 5.01 4.97 5.89 70 617.0 11 17 45 28 1B 47 399 17 2 39 .995 .992 8.85 8.01 9.54 9.70 43 392.3 DH 1 1975 26 ATL NL 1B 90 844 50 10 77 .989 .990 9.93 8.52 10.31 9.97 89 780.3 C 11 52 6 2 3 .967 .985 5.27 5.24 6.34 6.03 10 82.3 5 4 14 4 1976 27 TOT NL 1B 64 497 49 8 46 .986 .991 8.53 8.61 10.27 9.95 58 478.3 TOT NL C 51 218 15 1 4 .996 .986 4.57 5.16 5.54 5.96 40 378.3 6 21 37 5 ATL NL C 38 178 10 1 0 .995 .986 4.95 5.16 5.51 5.96 34 307.3 5 12 26 3 1B 17 120 8 0 9 1.000 .991 7.53 8.61 9.44 9.95 14 122.0 MON NL 1B 47 377 41 8 37 .981 .991 8.89 8.61 10.56 9.95 44 356.3 C 13 40 5 0 4 1.000 .987 3.46 5.16 5.70 5.96 6 71.0 1 9 11 2 1977 28 OAK AL DH 45 C 36 165 21 2 2 .989 .986 5.17 5.06 6.22 6.01 33 269.0 2 10 26 20 1B 29 140 5 1 12 .993 .990 5.00 8.79 9.62 10.02 12 135.7
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1970 21 ATL NL 1B 4 20 1 0 1 1.000 .991 5.25 8.38 8.59 9.70 2 22.0 1971 22 ATL NL 1B 31 194 8 1 25 .995 .992 6.52 8.58 9.76 9.88 19 186.3 1972 23 ATL NL 1B 20 140 8 0 10 1.000 .992 7.40 8.42 9.47 9.73 15 140.7 1973 24 BAL AL 1B 42 326 19 2 36 .994 .992 8.21 8.27 9.15 9.86 39 339.3 1974 25 BAL AL 1B 47 399 17 2 39 .995 .992 8.85 8.01 9.54 9.70 43 392.3 1975 26 ATL NL 1B 90 844 50 10 77 .989 .990 9.93 8.52 10.31 9.97 89 780.3 1976 27 TOT NL 1B 64 497 49 8 46 .986 .991 8.53 8.61 10.27 9.95 58 478.3 ATL NL 1B 17 120 8 0 9 1.000 .991 7.53 8.61 9.44 9.95 14 122.0 MON NL 1B 47 377 41 8 37 .981 .991 8.89 8.61 10.56 9.95 44 356.3 1977 28 OAK AL 1B 29 140 5 1 12 .993 .990 5.00 8.79 9.62 10.02 12 135.7 1970 21 ATL NL 3B 3 3 7 0 3 1.000 .943 3.33 2.57 4.29 2.91 2 21.0 1971 22 ATL NL 3B 42 27 74 9 9 .918 .949 2.40 2.32 2.78 2.80 37 327.3 1972 23 ATL NL 3B 21 16 30 10 1 .821 .945 2.19 2.55 2.34 2.87 21 177.0 1971 22 ATL NL C 72 375 35 8 4 .981 .988 5.69 5.63 5.89 6.34 71 626.0 15 24 49 17 1972 23 ATL NL C 116 584 49 13 7 .980 .987 5.46 5.87 5.78 6.61 113 986.0 28 49 78 26 1973 24 BAL AL C 95 407 33 6 5 .987 .985 4.63 5.29 5.15 6.05 86 769.0 4 27 38 33 1974 25 BAL AL C 75 308 33 6 5 .983 .983 4.55 5.01 4.97 5.89 70 617.0 11 17 45 28 1975 26 ATL NL C 11 52 6 2 3 .967 .985 5.27 5.24 6.34 6.03 10 82.3 5 4 14 4 1976 27 TOT NL C 51 218 15 1 4 .996 .986 4.57 5.16 5.54 5.96 40 378.3 6 21 37 5 ATL NL C 38 178 10 1 0 .995 .986 4.95 5.16 5.51 5.96 34 307.3 5 12 26 3 MON NL C 13 40 5 0 4 1.000 .987 3.46 5.16 5.70 5.96 6 71.0 1 9 11 2 1977 28 OAK AL C 36 165 21 2 2 .989 .986 5.17 5.06 6.22 6.01 33 269.0 2 10 26 20 1973 24 BAL AL DH 2 1974 25 BAL AL DH 1 1977 28 OAK AL DH 45
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+---+---+----+---+ Position Total C* 456 2109 192 38 30 .984 .986 5.05 5.41 5.56 6.21 423 3727.7 71 152 287 133 1B* 327 2560 157 24 246 .991 .991 8.31 8.45 9.88 9.89 277 2475.0 3B* 66 46 111 19 13 .892 .947 2.38 2.40 2.69 2.83 60 525.3 DH 48 Games not counted in Overall Total below +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+---+---+----+---+ Overall Total 849 4715 460 81 289 .985 .987 6.10 6.35 6.92 7.30 760 6728
An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1973   ALCS  BAL OAK     L   5  18   2   5  2  0  1   4   2   2  .278  .350  .556   0  0   0   0   0 
 1974   ALCS  BAL OAK     L   2   6   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   2  .000  .000  .000   0  0   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
  2 Lg Champ Series     0-2   7  24   2   5  2  0  1   4   2   4  .208  .269  .417   0  0   0   0   0 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.
Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

Awards
1971-NL-ROY

Slugging %
1971 NL-.491-8

Games
1972 NL-151-10

Home Runs
1971 NL-33-5
1972 NL-28-8

Strikeouts
1972 NL-118-8
1973 AL-107-7

Hit By Pitch
1971 NL-7-3
1972 NL-6-5
1974 AL-7-9

Sac. Flies
1973 AL-7-2

Intentional Walks
1973 AL-8-9

Grounded into Double Plays
1972 NL-17-7
1977 AL-19-9

At Bats per Home Run
1971 NL-15.1-4
1972 NL-20.2-7
1973 AL-20.9-8

   

Gray Ink: Batting - 12 (1263) (Average HOFer ≈ 144)
HOF Standards: Batting - 7.0 (2072) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 5.0 (1452) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
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* - Signifies Hall of Famer
Explanation of Similarity Scores


Transactions 

August 24, 1965: Drafted by the Milwaukee Braves in the 1st round (6th pick) of the 1965 amateur draft.

November 30, 1972: Traded by the Atlanta Braves with Taylor Duncan to the Baltimore Orioles for Davey Johnson, Pat Dobson, Roric Harrison, and Johnny Oates.

April 17, 1975: Traded by the Baltimore Orioles with cash to the Atlanta Braves for Jimmy Freeman.

July 24, 1976: Purchased by the Montreal Expos from the Atlanta Braves.

March 28, 1977: Released by the Montreal Expos.

April 3, 1977: Signed as a Free Agent with the Oakland Athletics.

May 17, 1978: Released by the Oakland Athletics.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
Uniforms 
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Name and misspellings: Earl Craig (Jr.) Earl wiliams willaims willams Williams

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